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Ukraine has called on its partners to increase pressure on Russia, including with new tough sanctions in connection with the holding of pseudo-referendums in temporarily occupied territories, and to significantly increase military support for Ukraine. The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said this in a statement on Russia's sham referendums in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine, Ukrinform reports. "Ukraine calls on the EU, NATO and the Group of Seven to immediately and significantly increase pressure on Russia, including by imposing new tough sanctions, and significantly increase their military aid to Ukraine, including by providing us with tanks, combat aircraft, armored vehicles,…

Russian invaders have dropped phosphorus bombs on a village in the Zaporizhzhia region. The Zaporizhia Separate Territorial Defense Brigade announced this in a post on Facebook, Ukrinform reports. "These munitions set fire to everything that burns. Civilians suffer the most from them. Several houses and a school burned down," the post read. In the last 24 hours, in the Zaporizhzhia region, Russian invaders used tanks, mortars and field artillery near Mykilske, Prechystivka, Neskuchne, Novomykolaivka, Vremivka, Temyrivka, and Olhivske.

In the Kharkiv region, the Ukrainian military have liberated 454 settlements from Russian invaders. The relevant statement was made by Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Kyrylo Tymoshenko at a briefing, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “The Kharkiv region. Thanks to the offensive actions by the Ukrainian military, a total of 454 settlements were de-occupied,” Tymoshenko told. In his words, 14 police departments, 78 rural health posts, 23 local self-government bodies and 10 Ukrposhta’s offices have re-opened within the Kharkiv region’s liberated areas. Ninety educational institutions resumed online studies. In addition, six cell towers, 27 gas supply…

Russia must immediately withdraw its forces from the territory of Ukraine, while fake referenda held in the temporarily captured areas are “illegal.” The Swedish Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ann Linde, spoke on the issue in an address to the UN General Assembly, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. "The war in Ukraine must stop, and Russia’s troops withdraw. The fake ‘referenda’ on Ukrainian territory would be illegal and will have no effect," the foreign minister said. She also emphasized that neither partial mobilization, nor "nuclear sabre rattling, nor any other escalation will deter us from supporting Ukraine." Read also: UK sanctions collaborators…

Ukrainian law enforcement have registered 52,596 crimes related to the full-scale invasion on the part of Russia. This was reported by the press service of the Prosecutor General's Office on Telegram, Ukrinform saw. In particular, the number of registered crimes of aggression and war crimes stands at 36,281, of which: 34,944 are related to violations of the laws and customs of war, 73 – to planning, preparation, initiation and waging of a war of aggression, 31 – to the propaganda of war, and 1,233 are other crimes. Law enforcement also registered 16,315 crimes against national security, of which: 11,298 –…

The Time magazine has dedicated the cover of its new issue and an article to the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, General Valeriy Zaluzhny. According to Ukrinform, the magazine reported this on Twitter. "TIME's new cover: Inside the Ukrainian counterstrike that turned the tide of the war," the tweet reads. Zaluzhny was earlier included in the list of the most influential people in 2022 according to the Time magazine. In April, the Time magazine dedicated the cover of its new issue and an article to the leadership of Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky during the resistance to Russian aggression.…

Russian troops launched a missile attack on Zaporizhzhia city and a village in Zaporizhzhia district. "Today, the enemy has launched a missile attack on the regional center and a village in Zaporizhzhia district. According to preliminary information, there are no casualties. The infrastructure facilities were destroyed," Oleksandr Starukh, Head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration, posted on Telegram. It is noted that the attack caused fires. Rescuers are working at the scene. As reported, on the night of September 25, a fire broke out in a workshop of one of the enterprises due to the enemy strike on Zaporizhzhia. ol

Russian invaders attacked Odesa region with kamikaze drones at night. "One drone was destroyed by air defense forces. Two drones hit a military infrastructure object. The evacuation of the civilian population was organized as a large-scale fire broke out and ammunition detonated," the Operational Command "South" posted on Facebook. According to preliminary data, there are no casualties. The fire is being put out, the rescue operation is ongoing, the Operational Command "South" notes. ol

On September 25, 2022, Russian troops again opened fire on the Donetsk region’s Kramatorsk. The relevant statement was made by Kramatorsk City Council on Facebook, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “Another shelling of Kramatorsk. Two S-300 missiles. A hospital, apartment blocks and garages were damaged. No casualties,” the report states. A reminder that, on September 24, 2022, two civilians were killed and eight injured in Russia’s shelling of the Donetsk region. Photo: Kramatorsk City Council mk